Review of Daydream Nation (2011) by Jenny C — 16 Sep 2010

Saw it at TIFF - had funny and cute parts but I was too stressed out anticipating something bad happening to enjoy a lot of that.

This review of Daydream Nation (2011) was written by Jenny C on 16 Sep 2010.

Daydream Nation has generally received mixed reviews.

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